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why does this match with what the obama administration is trying to do. from my perspective are watched the of ministers in for a long time basically trying to look go world where you're trying to find places where transformative change can happen both from an economic perspective and a technology perspective. a lot of that is low carbon driven, but it is not on pragmatic. so when you see what the obama administration announced within their own climate change strategy you see a world in which they definitely believe in trying. but there are also aware of the fact that there is a lot of conventional oil and gas resources out there and hydrocarbon based resources that they need to be able to compete with. how can we look at this as being a strategy that makes sense with some intellectual underpinning that gives people some confidence that may be is a good idea for us to be spending a large amount in u.s. dollar terms government money at a time when that is not a round to be spent and how it may leverage additional funds. a lot to touch on a few key issu
why does this match with what the obama administration is trying to do. from my perspective are watched the of ministers in for a long time basically trying to look go world where you're trying to find places where transformative change can happen both from an economic perspective and a technology perspective. a lot of that is low carbon driven, but it is not on pragmatic. so when you see what the obama administration announced within their own climate change strategy you see a world in which...
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administration proposed changes to the wage and hour and overtime regulation -- >> right. >> and so the community was very concerned. >> yes, absolutely. and it's played out in california in exactly the same way. >> with okay. um, ai-jen laid out a very ambitious plan for expanding the state organizing around this. barbara, you're involved in that. tell us what in your experience, what works, maybe what hasn't worked in trying to organize a grassroots movement in this area. >> i must say, first, the national domestic workers eye -- workers' alliance is growing. we started in 2007 with 11 organizations, and today we have 40 affiliate organizations in 23 cities and 14 states. and we're amplifying the efforts of domestic workers mostly, they're mostly women, mostly immigrant population that's doing this work now, and we're amplifying our efforts around the country and around these workers to improve the lives, their lives. and what we have is, um, building their confidence. we have a training program now for domestic workers. the solidarity organized leadership program and to mobilize
administration proposed changes to the wage and hour and overtime regulation -- >> right. >> and so the community was very concerned. >> yes, absolutely. and it's played out in california in exactly the same way. >> with okay. um, ai-jen laid out a very ambitious plan for expanding the state organizing around this. barbara, you're involved in that. tell us what in your experience, what works, maybe what hasn't worked in trying to organize a grassroots movement in this...
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already the obama administration has requested $3.40 billion in the well in assistance for afghanistan in 2014, more than it has requested for any other nation, bringing total aid to about $20 billion. before congress approves additional funding, we need to know that the afghan government is serious about holding credible elections in april 2014, and of holding the reform commitments it made in tokyo last year. congress also needs to hear from the obama administration about how it -- about serious problems raised for afghanistan reconstruction. many of our programs have raise quality of life for many afghans, but some of them are ironically working against our collective interest. i am baffled that the pentagon purchased about $800 million worth of aircraft, including 30 russian helicopters when the afghan air unit lacks basic capacity to operate them. i am skeptical about some of our programs relating to counter narcotics and rule of law efforts in afghanistan. as we brought down in afghanistan and move to third- party monitoring aversive billion assistance program, this committee wan
already the obama administration has requested $3.40 billion in the well in assistance for afghanistan in 2014, more than it has requested for any other nation, bringing total aid to about $20 billion. before congress approves additional funding, we need to know that the afghan government is serious about holding credible elections in april 2014, and of holding the reform commitments it made in tokyo last year. congress also needs to hear from the obama administration about how it -- about...
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the dream liner is now under investigation by the federal aviation administration. >>> president obama's facing gop opposition after unveiling his $500 million gun control package, acting in response to the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. the president called on congress to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons to limit the size of ammunition clips to and mandate universal background checks for all gun sales. the president signed 23 executive actions on the issue. >>> a story that north dame heisman finalist manti te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia has turned out to be false and the linebacker says he is the victim of a hoax. calling it incredibly embarrassing to talk about te'o said wednesday that he developed a relationship with a woman he met online and maintained it through computer chats and phone calls. te'o also said during the season that the loss of his girlfriend inspired him to help lead the irish to the bcs title game, however, with all of this the woman never existed. te'o said he is the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke. >>> lance arms
the dream liner is now under investigation by the federal aviation administration. >>> president obama's facing gop opposition after unveiling his $500 million gun control package, acting in response to the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. the president called on congress to ban the sale of military-style assault weapons to limit the size of ammunition clips to and mandate universal background checks for all gun sales. the president signed 23 executive actions on the issue....
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you prefaced pretty well the obama administration's approach when it comes to al-qaeda-linked groups. what is the answer then? what's the answer in mali, what's the answer in yemen, what's the answer in somalia around the world seeing -- [inaudible] grow in their power? >> jest a sec. the question is that the criticism of, the criticism of the obama administration on its actions in a variety of these al-qaeda fronts, mali, yemen, somalia, was persuasive, but what's the right answer? >> well, i don't have a right answer, and there isn't a single right answer for any of these various places. um, but i think that we need to get beyond a very doctrinaire, binary view of troops on the ground, no troops on the ground situation here. i do think that it is in our interests to find a way to work with local partners in order to combat local groups and allow them to, help them to govern their territories with their own forces. unfortunately, i think that the way to do that involves putting some boots on the ground, and we have a long tradition. it's interesting, it was started by a democratic pr
you prefaced pretty well the obama administration's approach when it comes to al-qaeda-linked groups. what is the answer then? what's the answer in mali, what's the answer in yemen, what's the answer in somalia around the world seeing -- [inaudible] grow in their power? >> jest a sec. the question is that the criticism of, the criticism of the obama administration on its actions in a variety of these al-qaeda fronts, mali, yemen, somalia, was persuasive, but what's the right answer?...
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and white house correspondent rachael ray hartman talks about the obama administration and obama's second term and direction it can take in the final 3.5 years. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> there tends to be a denigration of the u.s. military by some historians. whenever one german battalion fought an american battalion or one regiment fought in american regiment, that would determine what is tactically superior. that mono mono, this is better. it is which system that can project power in the atlantic, the pacific, the indian ocean, southeast asia. which system can produce the civilian leadership to create a transportation system. the civilian leadership that is able to produce 96,000 airplanes in 1944. >> sunday, pulitzer prize-winning author rick atkinson will take your calls and e-mails and tweets. in-depth for three hours live on sunday at noon eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> next, the author joan johnson freese. she spoke in march in cambridge massachusetts. this is an hour. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here on harvard spring break on this
and white house correspondent rachael ray hartman talks about the obama administration and obama's second term and direction it can take in the final 3.5 years. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> there tends to be a denigration of the u.s. military by some historians. whenever one german battalion fought an american battalion or one regiment fought in american regiment, that would determine what is tactically superior. that mono mono, this is better....
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i want to take a big picture and talk about these, the two sets of regulations that the obama administration proposed and finalized these last four years. it was certainly a busy first term, and now these next four years is really where the rubber hits the road. of and so i would like to ask each of you to talk about what both challenges and opportunities you see in the next up until at least through 2025 about how your companies are going to simultaneously meet these standards and also sell the cars that you're making. why don't we start with you, tom, at to it -- at toyota. >> thanks, amy. thanks for having me here today. first, let me tackle that question by addressing, first, the need for these standards in the first place. um, the auto industry was facing a set of overlapping regulations from the federal department of transportation, corporate average fuel economy program which has been on the books for a number of years as well as mary nichols talked eloquently about earlier regulations at the california air resources board for greenhouse gases. and then after the supreme court decisio
i want to take a big picture and talk about these, the two sets of regulations that the obama administration proposed and finalized these last four years. it was certainly a busy first term, and now these next four years is really where the rubber hits the road. of and so i would like to ask each of you to talk about what both challenges and opportunities you see in the next up until at least through 2025 about how your companies are going to simultaneously meet these standards and also sell...
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a new push for marriage equality from the obama administration as supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding, but it could force its strongest support for gay marriage yet. the white house is making a broad argument if adopted by the court, it could mandate that other states drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. >> jcpenney is reeling this morning from disappointing fourth quarter sales. the ceo admits they have made mistakes, but that's not enough for investors. we have more from los angeles. >> good morning. jcpenney is in the middle of a four-year transformation plan, but that plan has cost them some of their most loyal customers and has been a very costly process. >> the ads have been everywhere, direct appeal to all kinds of shoppers. courting them to come back to c krc penny. they need the business, analysts say, badly. fourth quarter results stunned the market. $427 million in losses. sales for 2012 were down overall, 25% for instore. 33% online. in his earnings call with investor, ce
a new push for marriage equality from the obama administration as supreme court to overturn california's ban on same-sex marriage known as proposition 8. the president's brief is not legally binding, but it could force its strongest support for gay marriage yet. the white house is making a broad argument if adopted by the court, it could mandate that other states drop their prohibitions of same-sex weddings. >> jcpenney is reeling this morning from disappointing fourth quarter sales. the...
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in charge of security and so much in the administration in the house of lords. we'll see more of him in a short while. kenneth clark bearing the purse for the speech. the duke of norfolk. and the queen. >> my lords, and member of the highest commons, my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice, and institutional reform. >>> queen elizabeth delivering her priority during the opening of british state parliament. wednesday morning at 5:30 eastern. on c-span2, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >>> deputy defense secretary talking about how automatic budget cuts known as sequestration will effect the pentagon's strategic priority. the event is about an hour. [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. welcome to the national press club. i'm gene from the speaker's committee. i want to welcome another one of the news maker event at the press club. we are honored today to have with us the deputy secretary of defense, ashton charter. dr. carter was confirmed as defense secretary, -- excuse me as deputy secretary defense in october of 201
in charge of security and so much in the administration in the house of lords. we'll see more of him in a short while. kenneth clark bearing the purse for the speech. the duke of norfolk. and the queen. >> my lords, and member of the highest commons, my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice, and institutional reform. >>> queen elizabeth delivering her priority during the opening of british state parliament. wednesday morning at 5:30 eastern. on...
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administration, but also because of the economic crisis. >> reporter: from the war on terror to the arab spring, they faced upheavals around the world. what went wrong? >> benghazi went wrong. that was a terrible example of trying to get the right balance between being in a threatening place or not being there. >> reporter: but in retrospect, shouldn't a cable warning of a security threat from an ambassador in a conflict zone, shouldn't that get the highest possible attention immediately? >> well, that's what we're hoping to make sure does happen in the future. >> reporter: she made progress, though fragile, on her lifelong commitment for equal rights for women and girls. >> i worry about extremist groups, fanatics who shoot, you know, teenage girls because they want to go to school. >> reporter: but work for the nonstop clinton came to a halt when she fell, suffered a concussion, blood clot and special eyeglasses. will her health stop her from running for president again? >> i'm healthy enough and i'll be fully recovered to choose whatever i choose to do but i don't have any decisi
administration, but also because of the economic crisis. >> reporter: from the war on terror to the arab spring, they faced upheavals around the world. what went wrong? >> benghazi went wrong. that was a terrible example of trying to get the right balance between being in a threatening place or not being there. >> reporter: but in retrospect, shouldn't a cable warning of a security threat from an ambassador in a conflict zone, shouldn't that get the highest possible attention...
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obama. >>> and now for a look at what's trending, our quick roundup of what has you talking on line -- more than five million views have made this day-old pepsi max commercial a viral sensation. nascar ace jeff gordon dons a disguise and supposedly takes an unsuspecting chevy dealer on the test drive of his life. >> a standard, of course. ahhhh! watch it! watch out! stop the car! stop the [ bleep ] car right now! oh, my god. ahhhh! >> whoo! >> okay. people are raising doubts about whether this is real or some kind of re-enactment, it was staged, what do you think? you'll have to decide. >>> and the teen detective drama "veronica mars," people have surpassed the $2 billion goal kick-starter to turn it into a movie. the first million in the first hour. that kick-started a record. kick-start lets creative types propose a project and raise funds through a grassroots effort. >>> as soon as a new pope was introduced, digital detectives searched the internet for celebrity lookalikes. take a look. examples include david letterman's musical sidekick, paul schaefer, and then there's "sopranos
obama. >>> and now for a look at what's trending, our quick roundup of what has you talking on line -- more than five million views have made this day-old pepsi max commercial a viral sensation. nascar ace jeff gordon dons a disguise and supposedly takes an unsuspecting chevy dealer on the test drive of his life. >> a standard, of course. ahhhh! watch it! watch out! stop the car! stop the [ bleep ] car right now! oh, my god. ahhhh! >> whoo! >> okay. people are raising...
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signed a letter urging president obama to commute the sentence. >> it is terribly ironic that in an administration that outlawed the use of torture for interrogating detainees, the only person going to prison is the person who spoke out against torture. >> reporter: joining others who say kiriakou is being used as an example for an administration determined to crack down on leaks. andrea mitchell, nbc, washington. >> john kiria kchkou is joining. good morning. good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> some say you betrayed your former colleagues in order to sell books and get a consulting firm going. others say you were wrongly convicted. >> i wear this conviction as a badge of honor because it's not about leaking. this case was about torture from the very beginning. if every cia officer or former cia officer was prosecuted for referring a reporter to a former colleague for an interview, prisons would be bursting with cia agents. >> let me stop you right there. you acknowledged, you pleaded guilty and you admitted you identified a cia officer who was, in fact, convert. that's against the law
signed a letter urging president obama to commute the sentence. >> it is terribly ironic that in an administration that outlawed the use of torture for interrogating detainees, the only person going to prison is the person who spoke out against torture. >> reporter: joining others who say kiriakou is being used as an example for an administration determined to crack down on leaks. andrea mitchell, nbc, washington. >> john kiria kchkou is joining. good morning. good to see you....